Omkareshwar was along awaited destination and I remember when I was in Ujjain in 2017 I missed the direct bus to Omkareshwar which was about 4-5 hours journey. After 5 years we planned the visit to Mandu, Maheshwar and Omkareshwar and it was all by taxi from Indore. How to reachNearest major railway and bus […]
Madhya Pradesh
Maheshwar – City of Rani Ahilyabai
I was under misconception that Maheshwar (ancient name Mahismati) was a pilgrimage like Omkareshwar. But after coming here I found that Parikrama pilgrims mandatorily visit this place in thousands to have pious darshan of Maratha Queen Ahilyabai who was revivor of the Hindu temples and religion which had severe onslaught from Muhammad Ghori to Aurangzeb […]
Mandu – Spirit of Romantic Beauty
After a month of my trip to Mandu I sit and ponder or see in dreams I feel a full volume of history of Malwa passing through my eyes. Car streaming the paintings of dreamy green fields of rich Malwa and green hillocks passing like golden mounds of sweet beautiful desert. Scattered, poor but cleanly […]
Khajuraho Temples – A World Heritage
It is my second visit after 44 years to Khajuraho. last time I visited this place was when I was 16 years old and probably I alone traveled from my uncles house in Chhatarpur to Khajuraho (60 KM). The only faded memory was of the Nandi statue in all these 45 years. During these years […]
Tales of Orchha
Comparatively today lesser known among Indians, this place was once the capital of Bundela Rajput kingdom from 1531 to 1783 CE. I was just thinking why this place is lesser known – the name itself indicates “Orchha” – means hidden. But the reason might be that Orchha was a small kingdom and had a bit […]
Jhansi – A Chapter for future
This glorious history is just 3 generations ago. This is the story of not independence of 1857 but a story for fight for the dignity and for own people against injustice. several novels have been written on Rani by Europeans, several TV serials and a Hollywood film Swords and Sceptres :The Rani of Jhansi (2017) acted […]
